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Will TRNSMT festival's urban party kill off T in the Park?https://www.theguardian.com/music/musicblog/2017/jul/10/will-trnsmt-festival-glasgow-kill-off-t-in-the-park
<p>Big headline acts drew the Scottish festival crowds to Glasgow, where they found a city-break vibe replacing their usual country camping getaway. And the delighted promoter’s verdict was to stage it again next year</p><p>There were some strange signs and portents ahead of the inaugural TRNSMT festival in Glasgow. Just days before the three-day event launched, a Green Day gig at Bellahouston Park also in the city – a similarly large-scale outdoor enterprise, albeit from a different promoter – was cancelled at<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/music/2017/jul/04/heavy-rain-forces-green-day-to-cancel-outdoor-concert-in-glasgow-park"> the very last minute</a>. Then there was the absurd (and swiftly discredited) <a href="http://www.nme.com/news/music/arctic-monkeys-label-respond-rumours-glasgow-trnsmt-comeback-show-2099279">rumour</a> that the Arctic Monkeys would play a “secret” set after Friday-night headliners Radiohead. In picturesque Glasgow Green in the heart of the city, however, TRNSMT unravelled on schedule and as planned. Even the weather stayed, for the most part, high and dry.</p><p>In its first year, this vowel-free upstart found itself under particular scrutiny because it had co-opted what would traditionally be <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/jul/10/t-in-the-park-review-calvin-harris-dizzee-jamie-xx-stone-roses">T in the Park’s</a> big July weekend in the Scottish festival calendar. During its imperial phase at the Balado airfield in Perthshire, T in the Park could sell tens of thousands of tickets before the lineup was even announced. In recent years, however, the festival’s reputation as cultural flag-bearer and teen rite-of-passage took a series of knocks. The move to a smaller, hillier site in Strathallan in 2015 was marred by grim weather and logistical failures that left buses ferrying punters off site stranded for hours. In 2016, the Strathallan capacity was reduced by 15,000 to 70,000 to try and improve things. But crime reports from the site made for alarming reading, including tales of brawls and a stolen cash machine; there were also three drug-related deaths.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/music/musicblog/2017/jul/10/will-trnsmt-festival-glasgow-kill-off-t-in-the-park">Continue reading...</a>Music festivalsGlasgowPop and rockScotlandCultureMusicT in the ParkFestivalsUK newsRadioheadKasabianBiffy ClyroMusic industryMon, 10 Jul 2017 12:41:47 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/music/musicblog/2017/jul/10/will-trnsmt-festival-glasgow-kill-off-t-in-the-parkPhotograph: Ryan JohnstonPhotograph: Ryan JohnstonGraeme Virtue2017-07-10T12:41:47ZT in the Park festival to take a year offhttps://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/nov/24/t-in-the-park-festival-to-take-a-year-off
<p>Organisers blame the decision not to go ahead with the music event in 2017 on regulations imposed in the wake of a change of site in 2015</p><p>T in the Park, the huge music shindig that has been Scotland’s answer to the Reading and Leeds festivals, is to take a year off, its first break since being founded in 1994.</p><p>The organisers say the move was forced by increasing pressure from the authorities. In 2015, the festival was forced to change sites from Balado airfield to Strathallan Castle, and since that move, it has been subject to greater planning regulations. </p><p> <span>Related: </span><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/jul/10/t-in-the-park-review-calvin-harris-dizzee-jamie-xx-stone-roses">T in the Park review – Stone Roses piped onstage as T parties through its troubles</a> </p><p> <span>Related: </span><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/jul/08/police-investigate-two-deaths-at-t-in-the-park-festival">Police investigate two deaths at T in the Park festival</a> </p><p>For over 23 years, T in the Park has been at the heart of Scotland’s music scene – with you by our side. But for now, sadly, we need to take a break.</p><p>We launched T in the Park with one aim: to give Scottish music fans an unforgettable weekend with their friends, enjoying the best acts from around the globe. And to say we achieved this together is an understatement. T in the Park has become one of the best known, biggest and most loved festivals in the world. </p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/nov/24/t-in-the-park-festival-to-take-a-year-off">Continue reading...</a>T in the ParkMusicPop and rockScotlandCultureFestivalsMusic festivalsThu, 24 Nov 2016 14:50:30 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/nov/24/t-in-the-park-festival-to-take-a-year-offPhotograph: PR Company HandoutPhotograph: PR Company HandoutGuardian music2016-11-24T14:50:30ZPolice appeal after missing T in the Park man found deadhttps://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/jul/13/police-appeal-missing-t-in-the-park-james-richardson-found-dead
<p>Body of James Richardson discovered near Forteviot, several miles from site of the festival at Strathallan Castle in Perthshire</p><p>Police are appealing for information following the discovery of the body of a man who went missing after last weekend’s T in the Park festival in Perthshire, Scotland.</p><p>Police Scotland said the body of James Richardson, 29, was found near Forteviot on Tuesday morning, and the death was being treated as unexplained. </p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/jul/13/police-appeal-missing-t-in-the-park-james-richardson-found-dead">Continue reading...</a>T in the ParkScotlandUK newsFestivalsMusic festivalsMusicCultureWed, 13 Jul 2016 10:30:49 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/jul/13/police-appeal-missing-t-in-the-park-james-richardson-found-deadPhotograph: Jane Barlow/PAPhotograph: Jane Barlow/PALibby Brooks Scotland correspondent2016-07-13T10:30:49ZWarning after toxic green fake ecstasy pills found at T in the Parkhttps://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/jul/11/warning-after-toxic-green-fake-ecstasy-pills-found-t-in-the-park-rolex
<p>Police say Rolex-stamped pills that were linked to several deaths in 2013 may be back in circulation</p><p>Music fans leaving the T in the Park festival have been warned that a toxic batch of fake ecstasy pills may be in circulation while police continue their inquiries into the possibly drug-related deaths of two teenagers and an alleged rape at the Perthshire event. </p><p>As the Red Hot Chili Peppers closed the festival on Sunday evening, Police Scotland warned that a number of Green Rolex-type pills had been recovered at the festival and others that may be in circulation.<br tabindex="-1"></p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/jul/11/warning-after-toxic-green-fake-ecstasy-pills-found-t-in-the-park-rolex">Continue reading...</a>T in the ParkFestivalsCultureMusicMusic festivalsUK newsDrugsSocietyScotlandMon, 11 Jul 2016 10:25:45 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/jul/11/warning-after-toxic-green-fake-ecstasy-pills-found-t-in-the-park-rolexPhotograph: T in the Park/PAPhotograph: T in the Park/PALibby Brooks Scotland correspondent2016-07-11T10:25:45ZT in the Park review – Stone Roses piped onstage as T parties through its troubleshttps://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/jul/10/t-in-the-park-review-calvin-harris-dizzee-jamie-xx-stone-roses
<p><strong>Strathallan Castle, Perthshire<br></strong>Disclosure, Calvin Harris and Jamie xx on terrific form as controversy plagues festival</p><p>Following last year’s troubled relocation to Strathallan Castle, T in the Park’s organisers have been keen to reassure fans that this year’s event would be a return to business as usual. In many respects it is, but controversy also continues to be synonymous with the brand. By Friday morning, the festival had already had <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/jul/08/police-investigate-two-deaths-at-t-in-the-park-festival">two deaths</a>, one mass brawl and<a href="http://www.nme.com/news/various-artists/94914"> the audacious theft of a cash machine</a> from the main arena.</p><p>The image problem isn’t unfounded, but it’s often overstated. Good, clean(ish) hedonism remains the order of the day, although T in the Park continues to drift further from its indie-rock remit: <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/music/musicblog/2016/jun/17/stone-roses-what-we-learned-from-gigs">the Stone Roses</a> (piped on stage to the strains of Scotland the Brave) and <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/may/26/catfish-and-the-bottlemen-the-ride-review-crushingly-prosaic-indie-rock">Catfish and the Bottlemen</a> are received like returning monarchs, but many of the weekend’s biggest draws are blokes behind decks.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/jul/10/t-in-the-park-review-calvin-harris-dizzee-jamie-xx-stone-roses">Continue reading...</a>T in the ParkCulturePop and rockFestivalsMusic festivalsCalvin HarrisDizzee RascalMusicSun, 10 Jul 2016 13:32:05 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/jul/10/t-in-the-park-review-calvin-harris-dizzee-jamie-xx-stone-rosesPhotograph: Jane Barlow/PAPhotograph: Jane Barlow/PABarry Nicolson2016-07-10T13:32:05ZPolice investigate two deaths at T in the Park festivalhttps://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/jul/08/police-investigate-two-deaths-at-t-in-the-park-festival
<p>Deaths of man and woman at Scotland’s biggest music festival being treated as separate and unexplained</p><p>Police are investigating the possibly drug-related deaths of two teenagers at the T in the Park music festival in Perthshire. </p><p>Police Scotland confirmed on Friday afternoon that investigations were ongoing into the deaths of a 17-year-old male from the west of Scotland and a 17-year-old female from the north of England. </p><p lang="und" dir="ltr"><a href="https://t.co/T3CX6C8KxF">pic.twitter.com/T3CX6C8KxF</a></p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/jul/08/police-investigate-two-deaths-at-t-in-the-park-festival">Continue reading...</a>T in the ParkFestivalsCultureMusicMusic festivalsScotlandUK newsFri, 08 Jul 2016 17:06:14 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/jul/08/police-investigate-two-deaths-at-t-in-the-park-festivalPhotograph: SWNS.comPhotograph: SWNS.comLibby Brooks Scotland correspondent2016-07-08T17:06:14ZThe best UK pop and rock festivals for 2016https://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/may/21/best-pop-rock-festivals-uk-2016
<p>Dig out that tent – this summer’s music festivals look as good as they’ve ever been. Here’s our top ten – and the best of the rest</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/may/21/best-family-friendly-festivals-for-2016">• Best family-friendly festivals</a></p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/may/21/sax-city-best-jazz-blues-soul-festivals-uk-britain-2016">• Best jazz, blues and soul festivals</a></p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/may/21/the-best-world-music-roots-and-folk-festivals-in-the-uk-for-2016">• Best folk, roots and world music festivals</a><br></p><p>Britain’s shrinking southern island boasts some truly golden oldies this year, with headliners the Who and Queen (fronted by Adam “Camp Elvis” Lambert), plus dad-friendly sets from Iggy Pop and Status Quo. Worried they won’t be talking about your generation too? Don’t sweat it. Sigma, Jess Glynne and a DJ set from Pendulum round out a lineup with something for everyone.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/may/21/best-pop-rock-festivals-uk-2016">Continue reading...</a>Pop and rockFestivalsCultureMusicMusic festivalsT in the ParkGlastonbury 2016BestivalSat, 21 May 2016 10:00:10 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/may/21/best-pop-rock-festivals-uk-2016Photograph: Marc Sethi/PR Company HandoutPhotograph: Marc Sethi/PR Company HandoutGuardian writers2016-05-21T10:00:10ZSara Pascoe’s top ten rules for festival-goershttps://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/may/20/sara-pascoe-top-ten-rules-for-festival-goers
<p>Heading to Glastonbury this summer? Avoid the headliner, for starters. Here’s a survival guide for fans of music in a field <br>• Don’t miss the bumper Guardian festival guide this Saturday</p><p>Look, guys, I’m not your mum, but that’s never stopped me telling you what to do, nor should it. You may have attended many festivals in your time, or maybe this year is your very first – either way you will find lots of publications trying to give you advice, like “Oooh, wellington boots are helpful in the mud,” or “Have you thought about making a detailed itinerary so you maximise your fun?”. Well, shut up other publications, because I’m here in the Guardian with proper tips for actual cool cats. The kind who eat itineraries for breakfast. And lunch, and dinner, and then get scurvy. There are more important things to think about in the runup to music-in-a-field fun time, so here are my golden rules for festival season.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/may/20/sara-pascoe-top-ten-rules-for-festival-goers">Continue reading...</a>MusicMusic festivalsComedyPop and rockGlastonbury 2016T in the ParkLatitude festivalBestivalFestivalsFestivalsCultureLife and styleFri, 20 May 2016 09:00:36 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/may/20/sara-pascoe-top-ten-rules-for-festival-goersPhotograph: AlamyPhotograph: AlamySara Pascoe2016-05-20T09:00:36ZScottish culture secretary accused over T in the Park subsidyhttps://www.theguardian.com/politics/2015/sep/29/fyona-hyslop-accused-t-in-the-park-subsidy
<p>Fiona Hyslop embroiled in row over decision to approve £150k in state aid to help music festival move to new site</p><p>The Scottish government’s culture secretary has been accused of treating Holyrood with contempt following a bruising committee hearing about her decision to approve £150,000 in state aid for the T in the Park music festival.</p><p>Fiona Hyslop appeared before Holyrood’s education and culture committee on Tuesday to explain why she approved the sum to help the popular festival move to a new site earlier this year. </p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2015/sep/29/fyona-hyslop-accused-t-in-the-park-subsidy">Continue reading...</a>Scottish politicsPoliticsScotlandUK newsT in the ParkFestivalsCultureMusic festivalsTue, 29 Sep 2015 16:04:26 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/politics/2015/sep/29/fyona-hyslop-accused-t-in-the-park-subsidyPhotograph: Andrew Cowen/Scottish Parliament/PAPhotograph: Andrew Cowen/Scottish Parliament/PALibby Brooks Scotland correspondent2015-09-29T16:04:26Z#ReviewAnything – going boldly where no reviews have gone beforehttps://www.theguardian.com/culture/tvandradioblog/2015/aug/28/reviewanything-going-boldly-where-no-reviews-have-gone-before
<p>Reviewed this week: festival toilets, Simon Cowell’s new beard, the Spike TV channel and the Segway.</p><p>SUBMIT YOUR OWN: post in the comments below or send them in via Twitter @guideguardian<br></p><p>Music, theatre, cinema, architecture: all regularly get “the rule” run over them by the Guardian’s sneering team of critics. But there’s always something that slips through the cracks, and fails to get the kudos (or kicking) that it deserves. So, each Friday, we take your suggestions for things which deserve our consideration, and then review them for all they’re worth. A pamphlet? Some slang? A crude straw? No matter what it is, our team will review the bejaysus out of it. Starting with this lot …</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/culture/tvandradioblog/2015/aug/28/reviewanything-going-boldly-where-no-reviews-have-gone-before">Continue reading...</a>CultureFestivalsMusicSimon CowellFilmSportUsain BoltThe X FactorEd MilibandPoliticsTelevisionJeremy ClarksonLatitude festivalGreen ManEnd of the Road festivalT in the ParkEntertainmentMediaMusic festivalsTelevision & radioUK newsFri, 28 Aug 2015 12:11:20 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/culture/tvandradioblog/2015/aug/28/reviewanything-going-boldly-where-no-reviews-have-gone-beforePhotograph: The Guide.Photograph: The Guide.Kate Hutchinson, Rachel Aroesti, Phil Harrison & Luke Holland2015-08-28T12:11:20ZThe week in music: Outkast for Stone Mountain, bankrupt 50 Cent and morehttps://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/jul/17/outkast-stone-mountain-bankrupt-50-cent-t-park-ariana-grande-week-in-music
<p>This week’s music news roundup includes a controversial hip-hop petition and a curious T in the Park tweet</p><p>If the signatories of <a href="http://petitions.moveon.org/sign/georgia-add-outkast-to">a recent petition</a> end up having their way, Atlanta natives Big Boi and André 3000 will be immortalised in stone, riding in a Cadillac alongside the Confederate leaders Stonewall Jackson, Robert E Lee and Jefferson Davis. Creators of the petition want to see Outkast etched on to the face of Stone Mountain, and are looking for 7,500 signatures before taking the issue to Georgia state house, Georgia state senate and governor Nathan Deal. At the time of writing, they’re 33 signatures away from their goal.</p><p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/Tinthepark">@Tinthepark</a> hi im somewhere in green 7 someone has packed me into a tent bag for a joke and I can't get out I don't have much battery left</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/jul/17/outkast-stone-mountain-bankrupt-50-cent-t-park-ariana-grande-week-in-music">Continue reading...</a>MusicCulturePop and rockRapHip-hop50 CentNeil YoungPharrell WilliamsAriana GrandeOutkastT in the ParkTaylor SwiftFestivalsMusic festivalsFri, 17 Jul 2015 11:57:39 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/jul/17/outkast-stone-mountain-bankrupt-50-cent-t-park-ariana-grande-week-in-musicPhotograph: PRPhotograph: PRTshepo Mokoena2015-07-17T11:57:39ZT in the Park SOS tweet: a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside a tent baghttps://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/jul/13/t-in-the-park-sos-tweet-a-riddle-wrapped-in-a-mystery-inside-a-tent-bag
<p>Tweet by man who claimed to be stuck in a bag triggered flurry of online attention before it was revealed to be a hoax </p><p>Early on Monday morning as the <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/jul/13/t-in-the-park-review-untrammelled-hedonism-and-unabashed-sentimentality?CMP=twt_music-gdnmusic">T in the Park music festival</a> was winding down a man calling himself Scott Johnston, 23, tweeted: “Hi im somewhere in green 7 someone has packed me into a tent bag for a joke and I can’t get out I don’t have much battery left.”</p><p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/Tinthepark">@Tinthepark</a> hi im somewhere in green 7 someone has packed me into a tent bag for a joke and I can't get out I don't have much battery left</p><p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/ScottJohnston8">@ScottJohnston8</a> please can you, a friend or family member contact us on 101.</p><p lang="en" dir="ltr">OH MY GOD I THINK IT'S REALLY HIM. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/mantrappedinabagattinthepark?src=hash">#mantrappedinabagattinthepark</a> <a href="http://t.co/weJzvDEaGE">pic.twitter.com/weJzvDEaGE</a></p><p lang="en" dir="ltr">It's okay everyone my friends unzipped me earlier never been so happy to see the rain</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/jul/13/t-in-the-park-sos-tweet-a-riddle-wrapped-in-a-mystery-inside-a-tent-bag">Continue reading...</a>T in the ParkTwitterUK newsFestivalsMusic festivalsCultureInternetMediaMusicTechnologyScotlandEdinburghMon, 13 Jul 2015 14:31:07 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/jul/13/t-in-the-park-sos-tweet-a-riddle-wrapped-in-a-mystery-inside-a-tent-bagPhotograph: Roberto Ricciuti/Redferns via Getty ImagesPhotograph: Roberto Ricciuti/Redferns via Getty ImagesAisha Gani2015-07-13T14:31:07ZT in the Park review – untrammelled hedonism and unabashed sentimentalityhttps://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/jul/13/t-in-the-park-review-untrammelled-hedonism-and-unabashed-sentimentality
<p><strong>Strathallan Castle, Perthshire</strong></p><p>The Prodigy and Kasabian may have harked back to the festival’s past glories, but, despite its relocation, it was the T in the Park crowd that made this the genuine article</p><p>It’s been a turbulent year for T in the Park. Plans to relocate from the festival’s long-standing Balado base to the grounds of nearby Strathallan Castle were <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/mar/30/ospreys-headline-t-in-the-park">temporarily disrupted by concerns over nesting ospreys</a>. The top-tier bookings seemed designed to reassure existing fans that this would still be an authentic T in the Park experience to the point that it risked tipping into overfamiliarity: Kasabian, again? Remapping the event to the more compact Strathallan estate, combined with bad weather muddying access routes, also caused worrying congestion issues on-site and off.<br></p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/jul/13/t-in-the-park-review-untrammelled-hedonism-and-unabashed-sentimentality">Continue reading...</a>T in the ParkMusic festivalsMusicFestivalsCulturePop and rockNoel GallagherSt VincentPaloma FaithCharli XCXThe ProdigyKasabianThe VaccinesSam SmithMon, 13 Jul 2015 11:06:26 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/jul/13/t-in-the-park-review-untrammelled-hedonism-and-unabashed-sentimentalityPhotograph: DMC/Splash News/CorbisPhotograph: DMC/Splash News/CorbisGraeme Virtue2015-07-13T11:06:26ZSecurity stepped up as man found dead at T in the Park festivalhttps://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2015/jul/11/security-stepped-up-as-man-36-found-dead-at-t-in-the-park-festival
<p>Body of 36-year-old found at Perthshire campsite, with police also made aware of video showing alleged assault on the premises</p><p>A man has been found dead at the T in the Park festival.</p><p>Police Scotland said the body of the 36-year-old was found on a campsite at the Strathallan Castle site in Perthshire on Saturday afternoon.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2015/jul/11/security-stepped-up-as-man-36-found-dead-at-t-in-the-park-festival">Continue reading...</a>CrimeScotlandUK newsT in the ParkMusic festivalsFestivalsSat, 11 Jul 2015 17:01:25 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2015/jul/11/security-stepped-up-as-man-36-found-dead-at-t-in-the-park-festivalPhotograph: Andrew Milligan/PAPhotograph: Andrew Milligan/PAPress Association2015-07-11T17:01:25ZThe cost of staging a music festival: 'We spent £30,000 on the waste'https://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/jul/09/cost-of-staging-music-festival
<p>What are the economics of organising a festival? From artists, to catering and waste management, sometimes the costs are so high they’ll leave organisers crying in the portable loos</p><p>As you hike in through the gates of whichever festivals you attend this summer, you might survey the scene – a miniature city, centred around stages, with its own infrastructure – and imagine that the £170 or so that you and tens of thousands of others have paid is going to make quite a lot of people quite a lot of money. You’ll be paying for the bands, of course, but you’ll also be ensuring the promoter’s bank balance looks an awful lot healthier. Right? Hardly.</p><p>The economics of festivals are finely poised. These events wobble on a knife-edge between glorious success and ignominious bankruptcy, and looking at where the money goes is a sobering undertaking.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/jul/09/cost-of-staging-music-festival">Continue reading...</a>MusicCultureFestivalsGlastonbury festivalReading and Leeds festivalIsle of Wight festivalT in the ParkWomadThu, 09 Jul 2015 17:50:12 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/jul/09/cost-of-staging-music-festivalPhotograph: /Tabatha Fireman/Redferns via Getty ImagesAs you prop up the organic cider stalls, to remember you are at one of the highest-risk businesses in the world. Photograph: Tabatha Fireman/Redferns via Getty ImagesPhotograph: /Tabatha Fireman/Redferns via Getty ImagesAs you prop up the organic cider stalls, to remember you are at one of the highest-risk businesses in the world. Photograph: Tabatha Fireman/Redferns via Getty ImagesEamonn Forde2015-07-09T17:50:12ZGlastonbury among 40 festivals to campaign against legal highshttps://www.theguardian.com/society/2015/apr/30/glastonbury-among-40-festivals-protesting-against-legal-highs
<p>Organisers of music events also including Bestival and T in the Park will replace homepages with warning of the dangers of substances such as nitrous oxide</p><p>Glastonbury, the Isle of Wight festival, Bestival and other major summer music festivals are to black out their websites to highlight the dangers of “legal highs”.</p><p>The 24-hour online blackout campaign on Monday will see organisers replacing their online presence with an image of a roulette wheel and the message: “You could lose the lot on legal highs.”</p><p> <span>Related: </span><a href="http://www.theguardian.com/science/2015/apr/09/government-advised-ban-substance-adhd-drug-ritalin-ethylphenidate">Drug minister bans five legal highs from midnight</a> </p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/society/2015/apr/30/glastonbury-among-40-festivals-protesting-against-legal-highs">Continue reading...</a>New psychoactive substancesGlastonbury festivalT in the ParkFestivalsBestivalIsle of Wight festivalUK newsCultureMusic festivalsMusicSocietyThu, 30 Apr 2015 14:11:58 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/society/2015/apr/30/glastonbury-among-40-festivals-protesting-against-legal-highsPhotograph: David LevenePhotograph: David LeveneAlan Travis Home affairs editor2015-04-30T14:11:58ZJapanese zoo association suspended by world body over Taiji dolphin huntshttps://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/apr/23/japanese-zoo-association-suspended-world-body-dolphin-hunts
<p>World Association of Zoos and Aquariums takes action against Japanese member representing aquariums that take dolphins from Taiji hunt</p><p>The world’s leading zoo organisation has suspended its Japanese member over its involvement in the controversial dolphin hunts in Taiji.<br></p><p>The <a href="http://www.waza.org/en/site/home">World Association of Zoos and Aquariums</a> (Waza) has suspended the Japanese Association of Zoos and Aquariums (Jaza) following a unanimous vote by its council.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/apr/23/japanese-zoo-association-suspended-world-body-dolphin-hunts">Continue reading...</a>DolphinsJapanCetaceansMarine lifeWildlifeEnvironmentAnimalsT in the ParkAnimal welfareThu, 23 Apr 2015 02:48:43 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/apr/23/japanese-zoo-association-suspended-world-body-dolphin-huntsPhotograph: APPhotograph: APOliver Milman2015-04-23T02:48:43ZScottish firefighter Stevie McCrorie wins The Voicehttps://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2015/apr/05/scottish-firefighter-stevie-mccrorie-wins-the-voice
<p>Singer, coached by Kaiser Chiefs frontman Ricky Wilson, beats off competition from Emmanuel Nwamadi, Lucy O’Byrne and Sasha Simone</p><p>The Voice, BBC1’s televised singing competition, has been won by a 29-year-old firefighter from Clackmannanshire in Scotland. Stevie McCrorie beat off strong competition from Lucy O’Byrne in the grand final of the show on Saturday night. Also in the final were Emmanuel Nwamadi and Sasha Simone.</p><p>His debut single, made available at midnight on Saturday, is a cover of Lost Stars – originally by Maroon 5 singer Adam Levine.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2015/apr/05/scottish-firefighter-stevie-mccrorie-wins-the-voice">Continue reading...</a>The VoiceRicky WilsonMusicCultureTelevisionTom JonesRita Orawill.i.amTelevision & radioPop and rockT in the ParkScotlandUK newsSat, 04 Apr 2015 23:38:10 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2015/apr/05/scottish-firefighter-stevie-mccrorie-wins-the-voicePhotograph: Guy Levy/BBC/Wall To Wall/PAPhotograph: Guy Levy/BBC/Wall To Wall/PAPress Association2015-04-04T23:38:10ZMaking headlines at T in the Park: the ospreys | Patrick Barkhamhttps://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/mar/30/ospreys-headline-t-in-the-park
The site for this year’s festival is also home to a pair of the birds of prey, and environmental groups are angry. Can wildlife and big music events co-exist?<p>Despite music festivals popping up in the most gorgeous locations, we haven’t much wondered what the osprey, for instance, make of Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds. Until now. For there’s trouble brewing over <a href="http://www.tinthepark.com">T in the Park</a>, after Scotland’s biggest music festival chose scenic <a href="http://www.strathallancastle.co.uk/">Strathallan Castle</a> as its new home. The surrounding land happens to be home to a pair of osprey as well as ancient woodland full of bats and red squirrels, and riverside frequented by kingfishers and otters. This is the time when osprey return from overseas to their traditional nesting sites and at Strathallan they will find a cherry-picker adorned with flags, apparently to dissuade the rare birds from returning. (The festival has built a replacement nest further away.) A “potential” otter holt has also been bricked up and banks have been netted to stop kingfishers nesting. This last measure was actually suggested by RSPB Scotland, which at first didn’t object to the siting of the festival provided it took measures to protect wildlife. The RSPBis now accusing festival organisers of a “breach of trust” and <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-tayside-central-31815857">now</a> says the osprey tactics are “unethical and unacceptable”, though not illegal. The Woodland Trust is also objecting to the festival, which is selling tickets even though it hasn’t yet obtained planning permission. The badgers of Worthy Farm survive Glastonbury pretty well, but many woodland creatures are far more flighty, and the Woodland Trust says it’s not even known yet exactly which bat species roost at Strathallan. Whatever happens with T, ecologists need to study the impact of repetitive beats on rare wildlife by heroically spending time with both this summer.</p><p> <span>Related: </span><a href="http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2015/apr/01/kingfisher-spotting-for-free-on-the-broads">Kingfisher-spotting for free on the Broads | Letters</a> </p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/mar/30/ospreys-headline-t-in-the-park">Continue reading...</a>WildlifeT in the ParkFestivalsMusic festivalsMusicBirdsAnimalsEnvironmentMon, 30 Mar 2015 15:51:37 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/mar/30/ospreys-headline-t-in-the-parkPhotograph: Ross Forsyth/PA'This is the time when osprey return from overseas to their traditional nesting sites and at Strathallan they will find a cherry-picker adorned with flags, apparently to dissuade the rare birds from returning.' Photograph: Ross Forsyth/PAPhotograph: Ross Forsyth/PA'This is the time when osprey return from overseas to their traditional nesting sites and at Strathallan they will find a cherry-picker adorned with flags, apparently to dissuade the rare birds from returning.' Photograph: Ross Forsyth/PAPatrick Barkham2015-03-30T15:51:37ZThe Libertines to headline T in the Park festival 2015https://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/jan/29/libertines-t-in-the-park-festival-2015-headliners
Indie rock band formed by Pete Doherty and Carl Barat announced as performers at festival taking place in summer<p>Organisers of the T in the Park music festival have announced that the Libertines will be one of this summer’s headline acts. The indie rockers are the first to be named as performers at the Perthshire festival taking place between 10 and 12 July.</p><p>The group, formed by Pete Doherty and Carl Barat in 1997, scored top 40 hits with singles Time for Heroes, Don’t Look Back Into the Sun and Can’t Stand Me Now.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/jan/29/libertines-t-in-the-park-festival-2015-headliners">Continue reading...</a>The LibertinesPete DohertyCarl BarâtT in the ParkMusic festivalsPop and rockMusicFestivalsCultureUK newsScotlandThu, 29 Jan 2015 23:00:08 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/jan/29/libertines-t-in-the-park-festival-2015-headlinersPhotograph: Andy Sheppard/RedfernsFestival director Geoff Ellis said: 'The Libertines are a truly iconic British band, revered as cult heroes by a generation of music fans.' Photograph: Andy Sheppard/RedfernsPhotograph: Andy Sheppard/RedfernsFestival director Geoff Ellis said: 'The Libertines are a truly iconic British band, revered as cult heroes by a generation of music fans.' Photograph: Andy Sheppard/RedfernsPress Association2015-01-29T23:00:08Z